PC Client Cloning
Discovered By:
Various
Date:
1997 it could be done using AOL 3.0 32-bit and later using 4.0 and 2.5
Patched:
N/A
Cloning, as it has come to be called, is the process of signing onto more
than one screen name simultaneously on the same computer. There are
however two restrictions that you should be aware about before beginning.
First, you have to use whatever America Online version you are currently
using (4.0, 5.0, or 6.0) and America Online version 2.5. Second, the two
screen names you want to use must be on different accounts. So, if both of
the names you want to use are on your Sign On list, you cannot use them.
If you do not have a problem using AOL 2.5 and you have access to two
accounts, then continue reading.
Before you begin, you need to have America Online v2.5
(http://www.aol-files.com/downloads/aolclients/25america.exe) installed
on your computer.
Step 1: Opening more than one AOL
If an attempt is made to open a second AOL while a first AOL is already
running, then the first AOL pops up and the second stops loading. It is
crucial to understand what happened while loading AOL that causes this to
happen. Every window has a name, just like every person has a name. Every
AOL version has the name "AOL Frame25". While AOL 2.5 is loading, it
checks to see if any other window has the same name. If it finds another
window, which would be AOL 4.0, 5.0, or 6.0, with the same name then it
stops loading. However, if AOL 2.5 cannot find another window with the
name of "AOL Frame25", then it continues loading.
It is possible to bypass this if the name AOL 2.5 searches for is altered.
For the sake of simplicity we will change the name to "AOL Frame26". So,
after the alteration to the name is made this is the process by which two
AOLs can load. To epitomize what was just said, I will take you through
the process that will happen after the following alteration is made.
First, you will load AOL 4.0,5.0, or 6.0. This AOL has the name "AOL
Frame25". Then, when AOL 2.5 is loading, it checks to see whether any
window has the name "AOL Frame26". Since no windows do, it loads.
To accomplish this modification you need to download the modified version
of waol.exe available at http://www.aol-files.com/downloads/waol.exe and
replace the already existing one in the AOL25 folder with it.
Step 2: Setting AOL to Sign On more than one name
If you have not done so already, load AOL 4.0, 5.0, or 6.0 (what ever you
normally use) then load AOL 2.5. There are two methods which most people
use to get online with AOL. The most common is with the phone line and the
other is via TCP/IP. The TCP/IP method allows you to connect to AOL via an
already an already established connection to the internet with another
ISP. That is how AOL Instant Messenger works; it connects via an already
established connection. In this step we are going to set AOL 2.5 to allow
you to sign on via TCP/IP through the connection made with AOL 4.0, 5.0,
or 6.0. If you already sign on AOL 4.0, 5.0, or 6.0 via TCP/IP then this
will still work.
To change the sign on settings for AOL 2.5:
1. In AOL 2.5 click "Setup"
2. Click "Add location"
3. From the combo box with various methods of signing on, choose "TCP/IP".
4. Click "OK"
5. In the list box on the left side of the setup window choose the last
item (the one you just added)
6. Click "OK"
Step 3: Putting it all together
Now everything is set. To begin cloning:
Load AOL 4.0, 5.0, or 6.0 and sign on.
Load AOL 2.5 and sign on. (Note: If this is the your first time using AOL
2.5 you will need to select "Existing Member" then sign on. This will
allow you to set all the names in the sign on list to the screen names on
your other account.
Contributed By:
Tau
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